MA Supervision

Overview

This programme is aimed at senior practitioners from a range of professions, including social workers, GP mentors, counsellors, coaches, arts therapists, psychotherapists and CAM’s practitioners. It provides education for learning in meta-perspectives, which are both cognitive maps and based in specialist skills and interventions. The purpose of the programme is to enable the development of mastery in ethical practice. Supervision is a profession in its own right, combining the best of education, mentoring, evaluation, reflection and the development of best practice.

Programme Philosophy

The philosophy underpinning both the structure and foundation of this course is based on supporting professionals in delivering an ethical service and resourcing practitioners with well-researched and current methods of solving and defining problems. 

Supervision provides a forum for reflective practice so the ethos is collegial and dialogic.  Supervision has a number of functions, including monitoring and evaluating as well as informing and facilitating self-reflection. 

Thus the philosophical underpinning of the course includes an emphasis on learning, on facilitating relationships to enable that to take place as well as concepts, models and meta-perspectives. It focuses on the ethical significance for professional practice of high quality supervision, and how this pertains to all fields from the law, teaching, medicine, social work, counselling and coaching. Reflective practice is essential for the safety of client and practitioner.

Tutors

Julie Hewson. Director of the Iron Mill Institute, BA (Hons) Post Graduate, Cert Ed Dip SW, CQSW, TSTA, CTA, BACP Registered Supervisor, registered with UKCP. Trainer and Supervisor for the European Association of Supervision.?

Jenifer Elton-Wilson DProf (Middlesex)I, Chartered Counselling Psychologist, UKCP Registered Psychotherapist and BACP Accredited Supervisor.

Entry Requirements

Candidates for entry onto the Masters programme whether the exit point is Post Graduate Certificate, Post Graduate Diploma or full Masters, must normally fulfill the following entry requirements:       
•    Possession of a degree in a related subject *, or an equivalent relevant professional qualification acceptable to the Iron Mill Institute and the University of Worcester.
* For example:
  Psychology; sociology; counselling; social work, nursing, medicine, education, the law
•    Demonstration of a mature attitude, commitment and suitability and significant practice experience
•    Either in practice as a supervisor, or in practice as a professional in arts therapies, psychotherapy, counselling, homeopathy coaching, mentoring, management leadership and the medical and helping professions.

All applicants must satisfy the interviewer that they are capable of undertaking the study programme and offer evidence of academic ability, motivation and potential. – This may include relevant experience and practice in the world of business and personal development experience, prior completion of a suitable scheme of study, or completing specified essay, project work, or APL/APEL portfolio. Entrance onto the Supervision programme, involving transferred credit, will proceed in accordance with University of Worcester academic regulations: Postgraduate Regulatory Framework.

Course content >

Key Information

Course title

MA Supervision

Duration

2.5 years 

The Certificate / Diploma modules are the taught components of the MA, once these have been completed a further 6-12 months is needed to complete the dissertation. 

Validation

The MA programme is validated by the University of Worcester, Institute of Health and Society.

Entry requirements

See the main description for full details

Next intake

September 2010 

Cost

These are in addition to the Certificate & Diploma fees

From £2847.01 (inc VAT). This may be subject to a small annual increase in line with university fee structure.

Dates for September 2009 Intake

September 
10th & 11th 

October     
15th & 16th 

November     
12th & 13th 

December     
10th & 11th 

January
14th & 15th  

February
11th & 12th  

March
11th & 12th 

April 
15th & 16th  

May
6th & 7th 

June
10th & 11th 

July 
8th & 9th 

August 
19th & 20th 

Sep
9th & 10th 

Oct
7th & 8th 

Nov
11th & 12th

Taster Days

We offer one-day tasters in all of our longer training. These days are both informative and fun and you will leave with some useful tools. They take place 2-3 times a year, dates can be found in the Workshops section of the website. If you decide to progress onto further training the amount you have paid will be discounted from the course fees.

Supervision Taster Day

Supervision is exactly what it says, its a bigger vision of professional practice, training needs, organisational development and professional development. This taster will seek to introduce and inspire those of you that have a compassionate curiosity for those involved in the helping professions. This is a stand-alone seminar but is also a good introduction to what the longer training can offer. Read more...